[CH] Opera browser
Dave Anderson (chilehead@tough-love.com)
Wed, 17 Sep 2003 18:13:03 -0700
I still have to use Internet Explorer for some of my business but whenever I can I
use the Opera Browser. It's much faster on my dial-up connection and unlike IE it
seldom crashes when I'm in the middle of something.
If you have room for both, I highly recommend Opera. It works with my website:-)
Dave Anderson
TLCC
http://www.tough-love.com
> Riley,
>
> As the owner of a Web site development firm, I can tell you that most
> developers abandoned the W3 standards some time ago. With Opera
> representing less than 0.01% of the market, and Netscape representing
> less than 3% we can not afford, nor can our clients afford to build
> sites that work with all versions of *all* browsers, (especially MAC
> versions :-). MS IE controls the market, and when we quote
> inter-operability with alternative browsers our clients *always*
> decline due to the cost associated with additional development,
> browser detection, etc. FWIW...
>
> I do agree that IE has some unsafe potential with sites using JS
> (JavaScript) and other potentially hazardous means of installing
> spyware, etc., but installing the latest updates
> http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp can prevent
> *most* of that.
>
> Regards,
> Daniel H Turkette
> President
> TEK Interactive Group Inc
> www.tekinteractive.com
>
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>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Riley J. McIntire [mailto:Riley@ChileGarden.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 5:25 PM
> To: chile-heads-digest@globalgarden.com
> Subject: Extract sauce and browsers (was RE: [CH] Bowers Chile
> Festival 2003 Pics)
>
>
> > From: CES
>
> > That's odd, perhaps you should e-mail Opera support and tell them.
> > Those are just standard jpg's.
>
> I only mentioned it since presumably those who take these photos like
> people to be able to view them.
>
> One reason I use Opera is to check that websites meet (W3C) standards.
> Shutterfly does not--someone else posted a link to it which didn't
> display correctly either. It also doesn't work with the Konqueror
> browser. It does display with Mozilla.
>
> If you "View Source" you'll see this is a javascript, not a jpeg.
>
> Practice safe computing. Don't use Internet Explorer and you will find
> you reduce the risk of being hacked exponentially. If you delete
> LookOut too, you're certainly safer.
>
> Now, to bring this back on topic, it is definite now that DW Mary has
> deserted the ranks of the moderate. And may have left the immoderates
> behind too.
>
> Just for fun I ordered an extract based sauce the other day along with
> some more 'standard' stuff. When it arrived I tasted it by dipping a
> toothpick into it. Taste was so so--since it _is_ extract this doesn't
> impugn the reputation of the supplier--but it was hot.
>
> Anyway, Mary takes the bottle, pours some in a spoon and licks it.
> Expecting shouts and tears she floors me by saying "Isn't hot, but
> tastes like sh*t!"
>
> Watch out, Walter Spencer!
>
> Hot regards,
>
> Riley
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